What does laceration mean?
Laceration means An irregular open wound to soft tissue..
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/læsəˈɹeɪʃən/ · noun
An irregular open wound to soft tissue..
The doctor sewed up the laceration in his arm.
Survivors of the crash suffered injuries ranging from broken bones to lacerations, permanent disfigurements, and psychiatric trauma.
Why the founders of St. Merryn's Hospital chose to erect their institution at a main-road crossing upon a valuable office site, and thus expose their patients' nerves to constant laceration, is a foible that I never properly understood.
Use laceration when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Laceration means An irregular open wound to soft tissue..
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The doctor sewed up the laceration in his arm.
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